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Spam kings: NZ Post

NZ Post want to sell your private information to companies so they can spam you.

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Blown up, out of all proportion

A very long time ago a chap in England tried to blow up the Parliament — Guy Fawkes failed and since then it’s been routine to burn wads of cash every 5 November in the form of gunpowder and other explosives. Remember, remember, the 5th of November The Gunpowder Treason and plot; As a kid [...]

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Money on the waterfront

Oh boy! The news today tells us that our rather lovely waterfront is to be spoiled by a Hilton Hotel: Waterfront Investments plans to build a 5-star, glass-fronted hotel for the international Hilton chain. The Council’s hearing committee received more than 1,000 submissions, largely opposed to the hotel. [Via NewsWire.] Meanwhile, I actually went skating [...]

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Royals decline in the Pacific

It doesn’t seem a very good time to be royalty in the Pacific these days. In early July 2006: Tongan royals killed in car crash: Two members of Tonga’s royal family have been killed in a car crash during a visit to the United States.Prince Tu’ipelehake, Princess Kaimana and their driver died when a teenager [...]

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Japan kills adult and baby whales

Bad enough Japan persists in hunting whales, without reading this too: Japan Reports High Rate Of Pregnancy In Hunted Whales: A Japanese Government report has revealed that 70% of whales killed by the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic over summer were pregnant. The report reveals that 224 of the 391 minke females and two [...]

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Winter storms hang about

New Zealand’s a bit of fragile country: it’s small for starters — from Invercargill to North Cape is about 2,100 Kilometres. The South Island is narrow, with mountains the length of it. The North Island is wider in the middle, but has plenty of mountains dotted about. The AA has maps and distance calculators. It’s [...]

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